ECE 760 Topic 10 - Spring 2017

ECE 760 Topic 10 - Operation and Control of Future Integrated Energy Systems

Summary

The course will provide a comprehensive overview of the operation and control of the integrated energy systems of the future. The course will be offered in modules, each module discussing one aspect of the subject, so as to provide a broad spectrum of coverage and understanding. Many emerging issues related to the paradigm of smart electricity grids, such as energy storage, demand response, microgrids, and others, will be discussed. The course will provide a multi-disciplinary perspective on the energy system of the future, and will be open to graduate students from all engineering streams.

Objectives

  • To provide an understanding of the philosophy of smart grids
  • To develop an understanding of the issues, and the technical and economic aspects of energy systems
  • To develop a multi-disciplinary perspective on future energy systems

Study Material

  • Lecture presentations will be made available
  • Other associated material (research papers, etc.) will also be made available

Examination

  • Written final exam: 50%
  • Project Work: 50%

Students opting for AUDIT will have to complete the project work.

Structure of the Course

  • The course will be conducted in modular form, each module being delivered by a different set of faculty members based on their respective expertise of the topic.
  • The faculty members will be from various departments of the University and experts from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany.
  • The lectures will be conducted online and the sessions will be recorded and archived for streaming, and made available till the end of the course.

Course Administration

The course will be coordinated by:

Professor Kankar Bhattacharya
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department
University of Waterloo

Instructors for Various Modules

  • Professor Kankar Bhattacharya, ECE Department
  • Professor Claudio Canizares, ECE Department
  • Professor Ehab El-Saadany, ECE Department
  • Professor Mike Fowler, Chemical Engineering Department
  • Professor S. Keshav, School of Math and Computer Science
  • Professor Paul Parker, Department of Geography
  • Professor Catherine Rosenberg, ECE Department
  • Professor Ian Rowlands, Faculty of Environment
  • And some invited faculty members from KIT Karlsruhe, Germany

Course content

Detailed Course Plan
Module Topic Sub-Topics
1 Energy Transmission and Grid Stability
  • Introduction to power transmission and distribution
2 Operation of Power Systems: Basic Tools
  • Fundamentals of system economics, security constrained economic dispatch of power systems
  • Unit commitment and OPF, marginal cost and LMP
  • Distribution system operations, DOPF
3 Energy Markets
  • Basics of market auctions and price formation
  • Pricing and investments, Power market and corresponding submarkets, LMP markets
  • Demand Response
4 Distributed Energy Resources
  • DG resources, active distribution networks
  • DGs in grid connected mode- control techniques
  • Dispatch, volt/var control, power quality
  • System restoration
5 Microgrids
  • Microgrids definition and overview
  • Optimal planning: RE selection and sizing
  • Energy management: issues and approaches; EMS models
  • Voltage and frequency control
  • Stability analysis
6 Smart Grids
  • Similarities/ differences between smart grid and internet
  • Using internet-based approach to discuss transformer sizing using buffer-storage equivalency; multi-time-scale solar modelling using stochastic network calculus; energy-based storage modelling considering storage imperfections; distributed control of active endpoints and EV charging; optimal operation of storage for self-use
7 Power-to-Gas
  • Adaptive energy ecosystems - improved operability, efficiency and economics for electricity and gas infrastructure
8 Hydrogen Economy
  • Energy storage alternatives, rational for hydrogen economy
  • Key enabling technologies - electrolysers and fuel cells
  • Hydrogen vehicles, hydrogen safety, hydrogen storage
  • Long term potential for hydrogen production – thermal chemical cycles
  • Current limitations to hydrogen economy
9 Big Data, Data Analysis, Future Energy Control Centres in Visualization
  • Introduction to cluster computing, big data storage and big data analysis
  • Big data management and analysis for utility operation of large scale smart grids
  • Storing and analyzing time series data (i.e. measurement data) and log data
  • Predictive analysis and data forecasting; real-time analysis of large scale data flows; web based data visualization and control center dashboards
10 Environmental, Social and Political Context of Future Energy Systems
  • Energy system transitions; the role of governments and governance
  • Comparing environmental impacts
  • From energy supply to energy services; Policy initiatives
11 Environmental, Social and Political Context of Future Energy Systems
  • Life cycle assessment, scenarios
  • Assessment of integrated energy systems on the basis of the integrative sustainability concept, policy recommendations